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Lutjanus fulvus in French Polynesia
Blacktail snapper

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Lutjanus fulvus   (Forster, 1801)
Family:	Lutjanidae (Snappers) , subfamily: Lutjaninae			picture (Luful_u3.jpg) by Randall, J.E.
Order:	Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
FishBase name:	Blacktail snapper
Max. size:	40.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 55)
Environment:	reef-associated ; depth range 1 - 75 m
Climate:	tropical; 20 - 28°C; 34°N - 33°S
Global Importance:	fisheries: commercial; aquarium: commercial
Resilience:	Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)
Distribution:	Indo-Pacific: East Africa to the Marquesas and Line islands, north to southern Japan, south to Australia.
Diagnosis:	Dorsal spines (total): 10-10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 13-14; Anal spines: 3-3; Anal soft rays: 8-8. Dorsal profile of head steeply sloped. Preorbital bone about equal in width to eye diameter. Preopercular notch and knob well developed. Scale rows on back rising obliquely above lateral line. Generally tan or brownish to pale yellow-white. Scales with brownish to yellow margins. The caudal and dorsal fins are blackish with narrow white margins; the anal pectoral and pelvic fins are yellow. Striped when young (Ref. 48635).
Biology:	Inhabit lagoon and semi-protected seaward reefs (Ref. 9710). Prefer sheltered areas with deep holes or large boulders (Ref. 37816). Benthopelagic (Ref. 58302). Juveniles sometimes found in shallow mangrove swamps and the lower parts of freshwater streams. Feed at night on fishes, shrimps, crabs, holothurians and cephalopods (Ref. 30573)
Threatened:	Not Evaluated, see IUCN Red List  , (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	reports of ciguatera poisoning , Halstead, B.W., P.S. Auerbach and D.R. Campbell. 1990
Coordinator:
Main Ref:	Allen, G.R.. 1985. (Ref. 55)
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French Polynesia country information
Common names:	Tanio, Uri uri, Tamure, Yellow-margined sea perch		Ref:  Rensch, K.H., 1988
Status:	native		Ref:  Marquet, G., 1993
Salinity:	freshwater, brackish, marine
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Found in rivers of Rurutu and Moorea (Ref. 12792). Common in the Society Is. (Ref. 11441) and Rapa (Ref. 37816).
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/fp.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	Allen, G.R., 1985
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	Modified:  Pablico, Grace Tolentino	Entered:  Carpenter, Kent E.

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		(e.g. 9948)				(e.g. cephalopods)
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